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Posted Nov 27th 2008 10:25PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S17E11) The good news is that there was a
Survivor show tonight on Thanksgiving evening. The bad news is that it was basically a recap show covering the entire season thus far. But there were enough new clips we haven't previously seen to make it worthwhile at least touching on the episode. Some of the footage really cemented my opinions of some of these castaways and some was just plain bizarre.
Continue reading Survivor: I Was Put on the Planet For This Show
Posted Oct 30th 2008 10:40PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S17E07) "I want to stab her in the face. I hate her." - Corinne
Oh my. What a nasty little so-and-so Corinne is on this season's
Survivor, eh? I mean, seriously, folks. I get angry at people myself. Really, I do. Sure, I'd snicker if someone with whom I'm angry were to slip on a banana peel or something. But this "stab in the face" stuff takes things a bit too far. I want to like Corinne -- she's a strong player. But I have to wonder about stability when words like these come from her. Read on past the jump for my full review of tonight's show.
Continue reading Survivor: It All Depends on the Pin-Up Girl
Posted Oct 9th 2008 10:59PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S17E04) "We were like legless chickens racing against sleek weasels." - AceJust when I think that
Survivor doesn't have any new tricks up their sleeves, they surprise me. After so many seasons, it's probably hard to think of new and different things. That's why we see so many locks and puzzles. There were no locks, no bagels, no puzzles in tonight's episode. But it also wasn't quite what the promos were hinting at, either. "Blond against blond against blond," they hyped. One would think we were in for mud wrestling or ... read on past the jump for my review of tonight's show!
Continue reading Survivor: It Was Like Christmas Morning
Posted Aug 27th 2008 11:23AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Survivor, Casting
Originally, the new season of
Survivor had an announced premiere date of September 18. We can scratch that now. It's been changed to two back-to-back episodes on September 25. Don't tell me they're actually thinking ahead and realize that football or something else would preempt the season premiere. It's not like CBS to realize such things!
Jeff Probst will be the host, asking his Probsting questions at Tribal Council. Read on past the jump to check out the new castaways!
Continue reading Survivor: New cast announced - VIDEO
Posted May 12th 2008 1:08AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E14) "May the best woman win." - AmandaWell, this surely was a season of blindsides on
Survivor Micronesia, wasn't it? Down to the finale, it just went on and on. After the excitement we had all season due to the strategical game play, I felt tonight's finale was a bit lackluster and full of filler. No, I'm not fussing just because my favorite didn't win. Heck, if that were the case, I would have been gone when Yau-Man hit the dust! Read on past the jump for my full review of the finale.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: Stir the Pot (season finale)
Posted Apr 17th 2008 11:00PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E10) "When you're annoying, you might not be able to appease everybody with a donut. They might just want the donut." - James
All week the promos for tonight's
Survivor Micronesia episode were saying that a blunder would overtake James having two idols and not playing them to save himself in
Survivor China. It's true. James is no longer the goat of stupid moves. Maybe they should rename the tag line for the season. Instead of
Fans vs. Favorites, it could be
When Smart Castaways Do Dumb Things. Or,
When Smarter Castaways Outwit Those Not as Smart.
Read on past the jump for the full review of tonight's episode.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: I Promise ...
Posted Mar 19th 2008 11:38PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E07) "This is a game called
Survivor." - James
Even thought the tribes have mixed on
Survivor Micronesia, it still has the Fans vs. the Favorites vibe for the most part. With the exception of a very few folks, the fans still have something to prove and the favorites still think of the fans as wannabes to be swatted off their shoulders. You know, kind of like the chip on the shoulders of many of the returning castaways.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store!
Posted Mar 13th 2008 11:08PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E06) The promos all this week sounded like an exciting episode of
Survivor Micronesia would hit tonight. Now, we know that the promos are edited to make us think things happen when they don't happen at all. They take things out of context and show-hungry fans will eat it up.
This week we were led to believe that Jonathan Penner's knee wound from a previous challenge might take him out of the game. We were also led to believe that fan Jason found out that Ozzy has already found the hidden immunity idol on Exile Island. Did either of these events really happen? Did both? Read on past the jump for more.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard!
Posted Feb 28th 2008 10:48PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E04) Holy eels, Batman! Er, wait. It's the Hulk, Joel, not Batman. But some of the castaways on
Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites do seem a bit cartoon-like, don't they? Or perhaps more along the lines of caricatures. At four episodes in, I'm still a bit iffy on some of the names of the fans tribe. But some of them seem larger than life. Joel, Mikey B., Chet, Krazy Kathy -- they're memorable. After tonight, I definitely have a firmer grasp on Tracy.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!
Posted Feb 21st 2008 11:01PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E03) We're three episodes into
Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites and I still have trouble remembering who the one timid-looking fan is in this image. Oh, yeah. I know Krazy Kathy. And who could forget Joel?
I'm up to snuff on my faves tribe, though. But as I watched tonight's show, I happened to walk away from the set for a minute and it all came back to me. Jonathan Penner has totally stolen Alan Alda's voice. I remember it now from his season, but it's still evident. How did he do that? And, what does Alan Alda think about Jonathan Penner stealing his voice?
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!
Posted Feb 14th 2008 11:00PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E02) "Get a hotel room," Jonathan says.
Let's keep in mind that the castaways on
Survivor Micronesia have been together for four days as this episode was filmed. Now, that's plenty of time for true love, isn't it? And, the fact that it's airing on Valentine's Day makes it all so much more romantic, right? How touching, how sweet!
Well, unless it's only hot jungle sex noises under the fronds surrounded by rats, that is.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: The Sounds of Jungle Love
Posted Feb 7th 2008 10:43PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
Survivors ready? It's not just any old fans ... it's SUPERfans going up against returning castaways in the latest incarnation of
Survivor. Just how super are they? After all, they're calling the returning players "all-time favorites" and we're talking Jonny Fairplay and some more obscure players. But the concept itself is different and it's sure to be fresh this year with a new dynamic.
That said, tonight was a smidgen predictable and a lot odd.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: You Guys are Dumber Than You Look (season premiere)
Posted Feb 5th 2008 11:05AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor
Jeff Probst, the host of
Survivor Micronesia, recently talked with
media outlets. We all know how Jeff can be at Tribal Council with his "probsting" (and sometimes leading) questions.
Did he spill any beans? Did he offer fans some hints about the upcoming season? After all, this isn't the typical Survivor season starting on Thursday. It's the ballyhooed Fans vs. Favorites!
Although there are no real spoilers, some of the following is slightly spoilerish -- read at your own risk!
Continue reading Survivor host Jeff Probst talks Micronesia
Posted Jan 4th 2008 8:00AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Casting
Survivor Micronesia will make its debut on February 7th. The official website hasn't appeared yet, but the cast list is out. Well, at least the names of those who are perceived to be "fan favorites" is certainly of interest to me because I don't know any of the fans. Remember, the upcoming season is a hybrid "all-stars" version pitting fan favorites from previous seasons with super-fans of the show.
What I don't get is their criteria for choosing the fan favorites. Jonny Fairplay? Give me a break!
The entire cast list after the jump ...
Continue reading Survivor fan favorites revealed for new season
Posted Dec 17th 2007 12:31AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E13) Well, this is it. Who's going to win it all on
Survivor China -- the schemer, the lunch lady, the beauty queen, or the waitress long shot? Now, if I were a wagering woman, I could have won some money on this one. As with the first season with Richard Hatch, I picked the winner from the first episode. So, I'm two for fifteen. I guess I should ask Jean-Robert how those odds do in the real world, eh?
Ah, but I won't say a word about the winner before the jump. I know how dangerous that can be.
But I was right. 'Nuff said.
Continue reading Survivor China: A Slippery Little Sucker (season finale)
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